... He engaged in tenor battles on record with WardellGray and Teddy Edwards while back on the west coast. Drug addiction resulted in jail time and a hiatus from recording opportunities in the early 1950s, ...

... discussed WardellGray at some length, and Dexter smiled fondly as he recalled their intermittent association. He also reported having recently made some recordings with Sonny Clark which he felt were ...

... Louis Armstrong, Billy Eckstine and Dizzy Gillespie, an ample training ground for the young tenor saxophonist. He engaged in tenor battles on record with WardellGray and Teddy Edwards while back on the ...

... Jimmy Lewis, guitarist Freddie Green and drummer Gus Johnson. It was not long before the legendary WardellGray replaced Graf in the tenor chair and, while the group enjoyed a brief residency at the Hi ...